The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-02-25

capacity, and who listened eagerly to al
that was said on the floor, now took
part in the demonstrations of disap-
proval and approval and though with
out adding to the noise and confusion
sufficiently to justify the Speaker in
ordering out or the galleries, gave vent
to their feelings until the close of the
debate by frequent applause.)
Mr.. Bragg declared that the press of
country was opposed to the bill. These
gentlemen who sat up aloft (pointing to
the press gallery might some time or
other turn this big pension boom into
much larger boomerang in some gentle
mans district. (Applause).
I'VE have Jared as well in our dis
trlcts as the gentleman has in his"
exclaimed Mr.. Henderson (Iowa);
and this allusion to Mr.. Braggs
failure 10 secure denomination
was greeted with loud and continued
laughter on the Republican side. Bragg
repeated that the press was opposed to
the bill. The great Republican paper
of his State stood by the President. The
great Republican papers of Ohio
sus tanned the President. tt g great Re-
publican papers of Penn sylvania stood
side by side with the President. The
papers of New York, almost without
distinction of party, stood by the Presi-
dent. That gallant soldier, the Cover
nor of Maine, stood by the President.
YES" cried Mr.. Boutelle, land he
stands alone in Maine" Applause on
the Republican side.) Il speak for
Name" (Jeers of Democrats and cries
of Sorry for Nancy
Mr.. Bragg, continuing: 1.-The great
soldier, Palmer. of Illinois, stood by the
President; Governor Cox, Of Ohio, stood
by the President; Old Dan Sickles, of
the Third Army Corps, said that the veto
was most glorious deed. Brave m en-
of all parties stood by the President. 1t
was only little minds, that went buzzing
about like insects, that opposed him.
Mr.. Henderson (Iowa) contempt
uously-"You stand by the President?"
Mr.. Bragg-No staff commissary can
ever excite me. am speaking for what
consider the soldiers interest. The
largest Grand Army post in my State.
yesterday voted not to ask members of
Congress to go against the President.
1t is only the class of gentlemen who
crowd themselves in to,get S. a week,
and to live upon their comrades.
who are making their grand
hue and cry. The soldier prefers to
oIdAO ny LIS 1CCOluJ duu dohS AOG tudL
Congress shall mark him as beggar.
He wants TO have it understood that he
is, in private life, as he was in the army
"a soldier fighting for the maintenance
of the Union, loving his country, and
not asking to be supported by it. Why,
look at the effect. The confederate SOL
diers, without hope, are toiling dayeby
day and exhibiting thrift, industry
and energy never expected of them
while the northern man, Independent,
self-reliant, industrious, energetic and
enterprising, lags behind into idleness.
Whyp Because he is. waiting for his
stipend to come from the gov
eminent, and when that stipend
comes it is spent quickly, and
if he comes from the poor house, he
lapses back into that position and waits
for another stipend. Humanity only
needs to be encouraged to do nothing.
We are all liable to drop into do
nothing policy if we can get somebody
to support US, and it is not good public
policy for US to legislate to encourage
vagabondism, whether among our
soldiers or citizens.
Mr.. Steel (Indiana)-How about the
Mexican pension bill?
Mr.. Bragg-I have said that wished
I
mated that the bill passed, because it
YOU, bigoted as you may be, if
YOU did not get some of the pork? You
all voted for the bill, and now you have
discovered that it is monstrosity.
Mr.. Warner (Ohio) declared that the
bill set premium on pauperism and
un-providence.
Morrison (Illinois)-I voted for the
bill. 1 am satisfied that it does not
contain what its friends claim for it,
and that it is fairly subject to the OBJ
jections waged against it in the veto,
Besides, the veto is so far above the
high water mark of ordinary executive
independence and official manhood,
that feel like sharing and taking my
little part of the responsibility. Gap
plause on the Democratic side).
Mr.. Mckinney (Ohio), said that If he
believed that the benefciaries of the bill
are scoundrels and vagabonds, he
would not vote for its passage over the
veto of the President; but he did not
believe with the gentleman from Wis
consin (Mr. BraggCthat the benehcisrjes
were either shirks or vagabonds, or
good-for-nothing scoundrels. He be-
lieved that there were thousands scat
tered over the country who fought as
braYely as the gentleman from Wis
cousin, though they were not here to
tell of their deeds of courage
and CORY; (Lcud laughter and
applause on the Republican side.)
though they never rode down the line
amid huzzahs of their comrades these
men generally did their fighting on foot.
This bill was justified by precedents
over and over again. In 1918. 1920 and
1880, and in the acts passed by both
houses, which received the approval of
General Jackson, John Quincy Adams,
and James Madison, and he wanted to
read against Andrew Jackson Warner, |
what the first Andrew Jackson said:
Il would suggest review OF the pension |
law for the purpose of extending its
benefits to every revolutionary soldier |
who aided in establishing the govern |
ment." That was the Democracy of |
The past; the Democracy of the present |
had directed upon another line of
battle. (Applause on the. Republican |
side.) -
Mr.. Hepburn (Iows) commented on |
the fact that every gentleman who had
spoken in opposition to the bill, save
one, had voted for it originally.
There must be some reason for this. A
nnmher of them, like himself, terminate |